| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HEALS | Gets better | |
| DEFEATS | Gets the better of | |
| OVERCOMES | Gets the better of | |
| RECUPERATES | Repeats cure incorrectly but still gets better | |
| OUTFOXES | Gets the better of unconscious foes around ten | |
| VICTOR | The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of. | |